{"id":2261,"date":"2018-04-12T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T09:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/didouqen.com\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2018-04-12T11:32:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T09:32:35","slug":"announcing-hafs-sixth-annual-nyc-reception-moroccan-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/announcing-hafs-sixth-annual-nyc-reception-moroccan-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"ANNOUNCING HAF&#8217;S SIXTH ANNUAL NYC RECEPTION: MOROCCAN FILM FESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each fall for the past five years, HAF has hosted an annual fundraising event in New York City to support development projects with rural communities throughout Morocco.\u00a0\u00a0These\u00a0events have traditionally taken the form of Moroccan<em>\u00a0heflas<\/em>, featuring North African food, art, music, silent auctions, and distinguished honorees. For the 2010 event, HAF is pursuing something more ambitious:\u00a0<strong>a Moroccan film festival<\/strong>\u00a0that shows audiences there is more to Moroccan film-making than made-in-Hollywood films like\u00a0<em>Casablanca<\/em>\u00a0and shot-in-Morocco international productions like\u00a0<em>Gladiator<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Babel<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is scheduled for\u00a0<strong>Friday, October 29th and Saturday, October 30th at New York City\u2019s famed TriBeCa Cinemas<\/strong>. The opening evening will be a gala featuring a carefully selected Moroccan film and a reception that features Moroccan hors d\u2019oeuvres and a question-and-answer session with the director of the film. \u00a0The following day will be an all-day affair designed to interest film buffs and Morocco-philes alike.\u00a0 On this day,\u00a0<strong>eight films will be featured<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We are currently selecting and obtaining permission to show films, and are grateful for the support of of Morocco&#8217;s Centre Cin\u00e9matographique Marocaine and\u00a0the dynamic new Ecole Sup\u00e9rieure des Arts Visuels film school in Marrakesh.<\/p>\n<p>We are also pleased to share with you opportunities to sponsor the event. A sponsorship starting at $5,000 would make an important difference for rural Moroccan communities and provide an effective\u00a0avenue for publicizing\u00a0your company or organization. Please see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/highatlasfoundation.org\/files\/HAF_FF_Proposal.pdf\">attached proposal<\/a>\u00a0for more information on sponsoring this event.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal for this event is to raise $100,000 to support community designed and managed development projects in Morocco \u2013 primarily in fruit tree agriculture, irrigation, clean drinking water, and women and youth initiatives \u2013 while at the same time advancing cross-cultural appreciation and partnership.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, HAF planted\u00a060,000\u00a0walnut and cherry saplings that will benefit 5,000 people, provided clean drinking water for 2,000 people, and has trained over 50 graduate students and local politicians, at its training center at Hassan II University-Mohammedia, in\u00a0applying participatory planning methods that assist local people in identifying their priority development needs.\u00a0 With your support, we can and will do so much more.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to event Co-chairs Daniel Cahill (<span id=\"cloak4478\"><a href=\"mailto:cahilld@nyc.rr.com\">cahilld@nyc.rr.com<\/a><\/span>) and\u00a0Richard Alleman (<span id=\"cloak62657\"><a href=\"mailto:REAlleman@aol.com\">REAlleman@aol.com<\/a><\/span>). \u00a0Please feel free to contact them with your questions and ideas.<\/p>\n<p>See you at the festival!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each fall for the past five years, HAF has hosted an annual fundraising event in New York City to support development projects with rural communities throughout Morocco.\u00a0\u00a0These\u00a0events have traditionally taken the form of Moroccan\u00a0heflas, featuring North African food, art, music, silent auctions, and distinguished honorees. 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